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New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers inventors and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham an early twentieth century tycoon who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles twisting pathways and gardens. A place he said where learning is a game. Shortly after the school opened his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder signed with the frightening pseudonym Truly Devious. It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history. True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: t